How to watch the 2025 Laver Cup for free: Schedule, live stream

The Ryder Cup of the tennis world is here.

The 2025 Laver Cup, which pits a team of Europe’s best tennis players against a team made up of players from the rest of the world, begins this afternoon, Sept. 19.

For the first time in the indoor tennis tournament’s history, the Laver Cup will take place on American soil, at San Francisco’s Chase Center.

Team Europe will be headlined by recent US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz and captained by Yannick Noah. Tennis legend Andre Agassi will make his Laver Cup debut as Team World’s captain, the highest-ranked American in the world, No. 5 Taylor Fritz, will play for Team World.

2025 laver cup: what to know

Here’s everything you need to know to watch all three days of the 2025 Laver Cup.

When is the 2025 Laver Cup?

The 2025 Laver Cup begins on Friday, Sept. 19 and ends on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Laver Cup channel:

The 2025 Laver Cup is airing exclusively on the Tennis Channel.

How to watch the 2025 Laver Cup for free:

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Laver Cup for free. One option we love is DIRECTV, which comes with five days free.

The Tennis Channel is included in DIRECTV’s Choice package, which is currently $35 off your first month after the free trial. Following the free trial and one month at $54.99, the Choice package costs $89.99/month.

2025 Laver Cup TV schedule:

Friday, Sept. 19:

Casper Ruud vs. Reilly Opelka, 4 p.m. ET
Jakub Menšík vs. Alex Michelsen, after previous match
Flavio Cobolli vs. João Fonseca, 10 p.m. ET
Carlos Alcaraz and Jakub Menšík vs. Taylor Fritz and Alex Michelsen, after previous match

Saturday, Sept. 20:

Match 5 – singles, 4 p.m. ET
Match 6 – singles, after previous match
Match 7 – singles, 10 p.m. ET
Match 8 – doubles, after previous match

Sunday, Sept. 21:

Match 9 – doubles, 3 p.m. ET
Match 10 – singles*, after previous match
Match 11 – singles*, after previous match
Match 12 – singles*, after previous match

*If necessary

Other ways to stream the Laver Cup:

If you’re not sure you want to commit to a full subscription yet, the Tennis Channel is included in Sling TV’s Orange + Sports Extra Day Pass, which gives you 24 hours of access to Sling TV for $5.99. You can also get a weekend-long pass for $11.99.

Laver Cup 2025 teams:

Team Europe	Team World
Captain: Yannick Noah	Captain: Andre Agassi
Vice Captain: Tim Henman	Vice Captain: Patrick Rafter
Carlos Alcaraz	Taylor Fritz
Alexander Zverev	Alex de Minaur
Holger Rune	Francisco Cerúndolo
Casper Ruud	Alex Michelsen
Jakub Menšík	João Fonseca
Flavio Cobolli	Reilly Opelka

How does the Laver Cup work?

For three days, Team Europe and Team World will clash in three singles matches and one doubles match. Friday’s wins are worth one point, Saturday’s two points, and Sunday’s three points, with the first team to reach 13 points winning the tournament.

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